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Lewisham 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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METROPOLITAN
BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM
REPORT
OF THE
Medical Officer of Health
for the Year 1948
E. H. R. Smithard, M.B.E., M.D., D.P.H.
CONTENTS
page
Staff 3
Introduction 4
Vital Statistics 11
General Provision of Health Services 15
Sanitary Circumstances 27
Housing 30
Inspection and Supervision of Food 33
Infectious Diseases 40
Appendix A — Statutory Instruments 43
Appendix B — Legal Proceedings 45
List of Tables 46
Index 47